diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectNetworkGuru.java
index bf5ab0f54aa..a942c3ea935 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectNetworkGuru.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import com.cloud.offerings.dao.NetworkOfferingDao;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Inject;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.DB;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 import com.cloud.vm.Nic.ReservationStrategy;
 import com.cloud.vm.NicProfile;
 import com.cloud.vm.ReservationContext;
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ public class DirectNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
         return network;
     }
 
-    @Override
+    @Override @DB
     public void deallocate(Network network, NicProfile nic, VirtualMachineProfile<? extends VirtualMachine> vm) {
     	if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
             s_logger.debug("direct network deallocate network: networkId: " + nic.getNetworkId() + ", ip: " + nic.getIp4Address());
@@ -216,8 +218,11 @@ public class DirectNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
     	
         IPAddressVO ip = _ipAddressDao.findByIpAndSourceNetworkId(nic.getNetworkId(), nic.getIp4Address());
         if (ip != null) {
+            Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+            txn.start();
             _networkMgr.markIpAsUnavailable(ip.getId());
             _ipAddressDao.unassignIpAddress(ip.getId());
+            txn.commit();
         }
         nic.deallocate();
     }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru.java
index 72799591c3b..7d56086cf42 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import com.cloud.network.dao.IPAddressDao;
 import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering;
 import com.cloud.offerings.dao.NetworkOfferingDao;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Inject;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.DB;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 import com.cloud.vm.Nic.ReservationStrategy;
 import com.cloud.vm.NicProfile;
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ public class DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru extends DirectNetworkGuru {
         return nic;
     }
 
-    @Override
+    @Override @DB
     public void reserve(NicProfile nic, Network network, VirtualMachineProfile<? extends VirtualMachine> vm, DeployDestination dest, ReservationContext context)
             throws InsufficientVirtualNetworkCapcityException, InsufficientAddressCapacityException, ConcurrentOperationException {
         
@@ -137,10 +139,15 @@ public class DirectPodBasedNetworkGuru extends DirectNetworkGuru {
             if (ipVO != null) {
                 List<PodVlanMapVO> mapVO = _podVlanDao.listPodVlanMapsByVlan(ipVO.getVlanId());
                 if (mapVO.get(0).getPodId() != dest.getPod().getId()) {
+                    Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+                    txn.start();
+                    
                     //release the old ip here
                     _networkMgr.markIpAsUnavailable(ipVO.getId());
                     _ipAddressDao.unassignIpAddress(ipVO.getId());
                     
+                    txn.commit();
+                    
                     nic.setIp4Address(null);
                     getNewIp = true;
                 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
index ee29c123cf5..e36c42a780e 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PublicNetworkGuru.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import com.cloud.offerings.dao.NetworkOfferingDao;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Inject;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.DB;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 import com.cloud.vm.Nic.ReservationStrategy;
 import com.cloud.vm.NicProfile;
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ public class PublicNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
         return network;
     }
 
-    @Override
+    @Override @DB
     public void deallocate(Network network, NicProfile nic, VirtualMachineProfile<? extends VirtualMachine> vm) {
     	if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
             s_logger.debug("public network deallocate network: networkId: " + nic.getNetworkId() + ", ip: " + nic.getIp4Address());
@@ -187,8 +189,14 @@ public class PublicNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
     	
         IPAddressVO ip = _ipAddressDao.findByIpAndSourceNetworkId(nic.getNetworkId(), nic.getIp4Address());
         if (ip != null && nic.getReservationStrategy() != ReservationStrategy.Managed) {
+            
+            Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+            txn.start();
+            
             _networkMgr.markIpAsUnavailable(ip.getId());
             _ipAddressDao.unassignIpAddress(ip.getId());
+            
+            txn.commit();
         }
         nic.deallocate();
     }